Global Patent Index - EP 0491415 A1

EP 0491415 A1 19920624 - Low estrogen oral contraceptives.

Title (en)

Low estrogen oral contraceptives.

Title (de)

Orales Kontrazeptin mit niedrigem Östrogen-Enthalt.

Title (fr)

Contraceptif oral à faible contenance en oestrogène.

Publication

EP 0491415 A1 19920624 (EN)

Application

EP 91203182 A 19911205

Priority

EP 90203309 A 19901213

Abstract (en)

Disclosed is a contraceptive regimen, and method of using the regimen, comprising 24 daily sequential dosage units of: a first phase comprising about 7 to 9 separate first dosage units containing a progestogen at a daily dosage equivalent in progestogenic activity to 100 mu g desogestrel and an estrogen at a daily dosage equivalent in estrogenic activity to 25 mu g ethinyl estradiol ("EE"). A second phase of 7 to 9 second dosage units, each of the second dosage units containing a progestogen equivalent to 125 mu g desogestrel and an estrogen equivalent to 20 mu g EE. A third phase of 7 to 9 third dosage units, each unit containing a progestogen equivalent to 150 mu g desogestrel and an estrogen equivalent to 20 mu g EE. The kit generally has 28 daily dosage units wherein four of the daily dosage units contain no contraceptive steroid, or, alternatively, have only 24 dosage units with a four day "pill-free" period. The fourth phase may also be four dosage units containing a progestogen equivalent to 25 - 35 mu g desogestrel.

IPC 1-7

A61K 31/565

IPC 8 full level

A61K 31/565 (2006.01); A61K 31/57 (2006.01); C07J 1/00 (2006.01); C07J 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A61K 31/565 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61K 31/567 (2013.01 - EP US); A61K 31/57 (2013.01 - EP US); A61P 15/18 (2018.01 - EP)

C-Set (source: EP US)

  1. A61K 31/57 + A61K 31/565
  2. A61K 31/57 + A61K 2300/00

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU MC NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0491415 A1 19920624; EP 0491415 B1 19960403; AT E136218 T1 19960415; AU 645382 B2 19940113; AU 8964791 A 19920618; CA 2057528 A1 19920614; CA 2057528 C 20030204; CN 1036835 C 19971231; CN 1062290 A 19920701; DE 69118493 D1 19960509; DE 69118493 T2 19960822; DK 0491415 T3 19960708; ES 2087964 T3 19960801; FI 915855 A0 19911212; FI 915855 A 19920614; FI 99083 B 19970630; FI 99083 C 19971010; GR 3020179 T3 19960930; IE 71203 B1 19970212; IE 914221 A1 19920617; JP H04290828 A 19921015; KR 100187316 B1 19990501; KR 920011517 A 19920724; NO 179234 B 19960528; NO 179234 C 19960904; NO 914900 D0 19911212; NO 914900 L 19920615; NZ 240944 A 19940526; PT 99782 A 19921231; PT 99782 B 20010531; US 5262408 A 19931116; ZA 919731 B 19920930

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91203182 A 19911205; AT 91203182 T 19911205; AU 8964791 A 19911211; CA 2057528 A 19911212; CN 91111089 A 19911212; DE 69118493 T 19911205; DK 91203182 T 19911205; ES 91203182 T 19911205; FI 915855 A 19911212; GR 960401541 T 19960607; IE 422191 A 19911204; JP 33088591 A 19911213; KR 910022726 A 19911212; NO 914900 A 19911212; NZ 24094491 A 19911211; PT 9978291 A 19911212; US 80696691 A 19911212; ZA 919731 A 19911210